Tomb Raider on PS4, Xbox One Not a Simple 'Facelift'

Tomb Raider is making the jump to PlayStation 4 and Xbox One in the Definitive Edition, and will be more than just a "facelift," according to a Crystal Dynamics producer.

"...We're selling it on a new platform, with a lot of development work put in to custom craft it for the new platforms," Scott Amos, executive producer, said on the Eidos forums. "With the new additions for the aesthetic, the physics, the particles, the lighting - taking advantage of next-gen features - so I absolutely stand by our decision to offer up Definitive Edition the way we are."

The Definitive Edition has been updated specifically for the new consoles, and will include the Tomb of the Lost Adventurer DLC, six outfits for Lara, a digital mini art book and a digital comic titled The Beginning. Square Enix said Lara was obsessively detailed for the DE, as the game will run at native 1080p resolution.

"We'd love for every Tomb Raider fan to get to experience it on next-gen," Amos writes. "We are definitely looking to draw in those folks who may not have experience it yet on the last generation so they can experience this version on next-generation.

"But even for existing hardcore fans, we are confident in the offering we have as an excellent enhanced experience above and beyond what we'd previously provided."

I still need to get to this game. Thankfully the winter sales are coming up.

Originally Posted by BBK..

I give up fighting the good fight. I've lost

Well, people are used to associating 'next-gen' with 'better looking' and 'more advanced'. It's basically just a metaphor to quickly exercise a point. There's a reason why it's usually surrounded by apostrophes.

Definitely getting this!
I never got around to finishing it on PC so I think Im gonna hold out a little longer.
It will be nice to compare it with my gtx680, which IMO is slightly better than what the PS4 is currently producing in multiplats.
It all depends on the game and how well it's optimized IMO.
I'm not an expert, so does anyone else know how much better if any a 680 is?

To be honest, I really don't see the appeal in porting late past generation games to a new generation early on.

Waste of time to me. Why not start working on something new, from the ground up?

Because that costs A LOT more money. They made a great game and are hitting an audience who upgraded and might not have played it before. I enjoyed the game a lot on the PS3 and considering getting it again since the games are a little stale for the PS4 for the next few months.

Definitely getting this!
I never got around to finishing it on PC so I think Im gonna hold out a little longer.
It will be nice to compare it with my gtx680, which IMO is slightly better than what the PS4 is currently producing in multiplats.
It all depends on the game and how well it's optimized IMO.
I'm not an expert, so does anyone else know how much better if any a 680 is?

Well, so far my 3GB OC'd 580 is performing better in the multiplats I've played. Which is to say, I think your 680 is noticeably better.

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